The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-02-02
The Originator of the Belfast Riots
Sentenced to Prison.
Col. Long Believes That Enin Bey Is
Safe.
An italian Force AnnihiIated In a
Battle In Soudan.
The announcement Causes Great
Excitement at Rome.
An Exciting Scene In the italian
Chamber of Deputies
This People In Excitement Bordering
on Frenzy.

BERLIN, Feb. 1.-The Post, one Of Prince
Bismarck's semi-offieial organs, in leading
article, headed son the Edge Of the Knife,
says the position Of Gen. Boulanger is now
not only strengthened, but is becoming un-
assailabe. He controls the peace-loying
masses because the latter are unable to give
an acceptable form to their wishes, finding
their judgment confused by the agtators Of
the past years. This state Of things can on
ly be changed by temporizing government
waiting for a happy inspiration TO accept
true peace. But government under Boulan-
ger is scarcely likely to be able to temporize
He is master Of the situation TO degree that
neither Thiers nor Gambetta ever was. He
can only govern the situation by keeping up
the warlike impetus he has given TO 1t. The
impression left on the minds Of all observers
Is that the armaments Of France having been
pushed forward with feverish energy, BOu-
langer no longer has power TO lead the peo-
pie back to the path OF peace. Ii he at
tempted to do so he would have TO quit his
post, burdened with reproach, for having led
France to the brink Of great peril.
VIENNA, Feb. lat a council of minis
ters, Count Kalmoky declared Austria's re-
latiOns with Russia much improved. The
tension between Germany and France, he
said, was increasing.
DUBLIN, Feb. 1.-The Belfast & Northern
Counties Railway Company announces that
it is unable to pay the dividend which was
recently promised, owing to the defalcation
Of $4,000 by its cashier, now deceased,
which has just been discovered.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. IAN order has
been issued, forbidding newspapers TO pub
lish other than official notices OF military
movements.
LONDON, Feb. 1.--Six thousand coal min
erS in Fife and Clackman counties, Scotland,
have struck for an advance in wages.
Goschen has issued an address To the elect
Ors of st. Georges Division, Hanover Square.
The Daily News, commenting upon his
speech in the House Of Commons, last night,
cOngratulates Churchill upon having struck
a serious, if not deadly blow at what was
once proudly called "a union of the union
ists."
The factory of the Nottingham Hosiery
Company, at Loughborough, has been burn
ed, entailing loss Of 100000.
The originator of Saturdays riot in Bel
fast, a man named Kelly, has been sentenced
to three months Imprisonment.
A despatch from Cairo TO- the Daily News
says the American Col. Long, who was chief
Of the staff to the late Gen. Gordon, writes TO
the Khedival Geographical Society that Hen
ry III. Stanley's expedition to relieve Emin
Bey is mere pretence to enable Great Bri-
tain to seize the equatorial provinces. He
violently protests against Egypt's paying for
this, which he declares Is the sole object of
the expedition. He maintains that Emin
Bey is perfectly safe. Mr.. Stanley ridicules
the letter.
ROME, Feb. 1.-Premier Depretis informed
the Italian Chamber of Deputies today that
there had recently been severe lighting In
that part of S0udan whose occupation was
being attempted by Italy in understanding
with England. He said this fighting had re-
suited in almost complete disaster to the
Italian forces engaged in conjunction with
the Abyssinian troops In the work of at
tempting to release Kalassa, which mas been
besieged by hostile Arabs ever since the be
ginning Of the Soudan war, by the late El
Mahdi. Going into details, the Premier said
that Rossalula, the general commanding the
AbyssiI. ian troops, accompanied by a small
number of Italian soldiers, attacked Saatl
on Jan. 25th last, and hotly fought battle
ensued. lt lasted three hours, and the army
Of Rossalula was repulsed. The Italians
loss was trifiing, and that of the Abyssinians
was unknown. The next day three cOmpa-
nies OF Italian troops left Monlull0 to carry
provisions to Saati. The Abyssinlans again
made an attack and desperate battle was
waged. The Abyssinians were defeated,
and the Italian troops were simply annihi-
lated, but 90 wounded reaching Mass0wah
after the battle.
This statement made profound sensation
in the Chamber. Premier Depretls then ad-
ded that the Italian commander recalled the
troops from the advance and concentrated
them at Massowah. The Radicals laughed
ironically at this. The government now
proposed a bill for the appropriation OF
81, 100000 with which to send italian rein
forcements to Massowah. The Chamber at
once approved the bill by an almost unani-
nous vote. Some Of the Radicals having
cheered sarcastically in allusion to the valor
of the Abyssinian troops, the whole house
rose and cheered the government. The
Radicals cried out 1--WE must retire; the
majority rejoined with cries Of "Never," !"
"Cowards," etc.
The city tonight Is in high state Of ex-
element bordering on frenzy, over the news
from SOudan.